Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Beverage and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Maroc Leasing (CS:MLE), which rose 5.96% or 27.45 points to trade at 488.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Realis. Mecaniques (CS:SRM) added 5.57% or 14.75 points to end at 279.75 and Brasseries Du Maroc (CS:SBM) was up 2.97% or 89 points to 3086 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IB Maroc Com SA (CS:IBC), which fell 9.99% or 9.99 points to trade at 90.01 at the close. Timar (CS:TIM) declined 9.72% or 21.85 points to end at 203.00 and Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR) was down 9.18% or 14.35 points to 142.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 26 to 19 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maroc Leasing (CS:MLE) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.96% or 27.45 to 488.00. Shares in Brasseries Du Maroc (CS:SBM) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.97% or 89 to 3086.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.28% or 0.17 to $61.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.49% or 0.31 to hit $64.14 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.16% or 15.20 to trade at $1320.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.15% to 11.3350, while USD/MAD fell 0.23% to 9.2053.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 89.98.